Legislature prep for Frederick lawmakers in 90 day session
The Frederick delegation begins a new 90 day session with six veteran lawmakers and two rookies Alex Mooney and Joe Bartlett. They will be aided by Frederick County delegation chair Tim Ferguson and vice chair Louise Snodgrass as they tackle taxes education deregulation civil rights ethics and abortion issues. Contact details for Sen Mooney and delegation members in Annapolis are provided.
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Frederick
Newbies
Alex Mooney
Joe Bartlett
Frederick County
Tim Ferguson
Louise Snodgrass
Glendening
Frederick Courity
Alcoa Bastalee
Annapolis
Matt Barakat
Associated Press
Capital News Service
Washington
James Senate
Fox
Sue Hecht
Lowe
Carroll Counties
The Outlaw Roy Deserves Caution In Jefferson
Eel Lutte reports from Jefferson about Roy The Outlaw, a volatile writer known for blistering invective and rumors. Citizens fear his temper and sharpened keyboard, while politicians and locals wary of his sharp pen and dangerous opinions.
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Mississippi
East Street
Roy
Ole Roy
Ronald Reagan
Newt Gingrich
Ken
Old Roy
Dixie
Hastert Keeps Three Day Week in Congress
President of the House Dennis Hastert wins colleagues with a familiar three day workweek from Tuesday to Thursday. The piece notes the fractured Republican caucus and the desire for steady oversight, while recounting Livingston’s past five day workweek idea and the pushback over leisure time. It concludes with Hastert’s early moves on the gift ban and weekend recess, and hints at a pay raise debate to come.
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Dennis Gec
House of Representatives
South Congress
Hastert
Rep
Bob Livingston
R-La
Larry Flynt
Livingston
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Texas
Jack Kingston
R-Ga
House
Washington
Rotary Club
Dennis Hastert
Jock Anderson
Colin
Writen Jewh Jan Moller
Unted Feature Syndicate
New county notices on land taking and airport plans
A partial Frederick County scene includes a federal taking of 2089 acres for water and sewer lines with $2000 deposited for the 30 foot wide right of way across George W Young and Emory Lease properties. Also coverage of airport dedication talks, a gubernatorial racketeering appeal, and windfall gas tax distributions. New community instructors join Frederick Community College Applied Music.
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George W. Young
West Seventh Street
Camp Detrick
Seventh Street
Military Road
Young Farm
Emory
Frederick Community College
Harvey Jacobsen
Ruth Catchen
Gregory Shook
Gail Cameron
Ite
Mary Louise Natoli
Harry Sterling
Wayne Cameron
Deborah Kieffer
Flynt Wins Ethics Contest for Congress Naming
The contest to name no person who has done the most to bring ethics to Congress ends with a winner. Larry Flynt is declared the winner amid the vote count, with Gerald E. Kessler and Frederick noted in the closing lines.
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Congress
Larry Flynt
Shocking APFO provision sparks reader questions in Frederick County
A reader questions Frederick County Commissioner John Trompson’s proposal to permit redistricting of students from crowded districts to neighboring ones with schools at 80 percent capacity or less. The letter argues developers could disrupt residents and pushes for a rule that new homes only in districts at 100 percent or lower capacity, urging support from Commissioner Jan Gardner.
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Frederick County
John Trompson
Thompson
Jan Gardner
Senators Must Focus On The Presidency Not The Man
A speaker urges the Senate to judge the impeachment by the office and the Constitution. The message insists the issue is whether a president must follow laws like citizens, not the personal feelings toward Bill Clinton. The call urges senators to remain servant custodians of the Constitution.
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Senate
United States
Bill Clinton
Letters Call for Accountability and Public Servant Leadership
A letter from LEAH M POTTER urges public officials to balance power with self control and urges President Clinton to resign if he cannot. The writer condemns political extremes, calls for servant leadership under the Constitution, and asks citizens to contact representatives. A second letter from MARILUES SULLIVAN of Walkersville laments radio station upheaval in Frederick and suggests local entrepreneurs buy back stations to restore familiar service.
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United States
Clinton
America
Community upset over WFRE turnover and DJ changes
Jen Grantham of Fredericksburg thanks Jim Titus for broadcasting help and laments his termination from WFRE. She notes loyal listeners tune in at Linda West and switch off at 7 and urges support for Titus in light of the station's schedule shakeup.
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WFRE
Jim Titus
Linda West
Linda
Jim
Continuity Lost with Local Firings in Frederick Radio
A Frederick reader laments loss of local radio personnel after Capstar Broadcasting of Austin bought WEMD. The note cites firings of Mike and Tom Gibbons and Tommy Grunwell and Jim Titus, expressing concern over changes harming the community ties built over 13 years in Frederick.
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Frederick
WEMD
Nee
Capstar Broadcasting
Austin
Xas
Mike
Tom Gibbons
Tommy Grunwell
Jim Titus
Non listener letter targets Capstar Broadcasting shift
William M. Bugg of Monrovia writes in The Frederick News-Post condemning Capstar Broadcasting for layoffs and praising local longtime hosts Tommy Grunwell and Jim Titus. He recounts 23 years of WFMD listening and switches support to listener-friendly companies with better employee relations.
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WFIMD
Tommy Grunwell
Jim Titus
Frederick News-Post
Frederick Entertainment
Capstar Broadcasting
Miy
Washington
Baltimore
WFRE
WFMD
Frederick Area
Letters to the Editor Rules at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post explains letters must be exclusive signed with full name address and both home and business phones. It notes abridgment for space, rejects poetry and copies of letters, and outlines mail fax and daily submission options with address.
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Frederick
Frederick News-Post
E. Patrick St
P.O
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